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  • Ward 8 unemployment remains one of the highest rates in the country, clocking in at a shocking 28.3 percent in September, the Washington Business Journal reports.
  • City Desk publishes emails that show there are some serious questions about the integrity of the investigation into the Georgetown Library fire.
  • Local org Noah’s Ark Food Bank says it was kicked out of its home after city inspectors threatened the Southeast D.C. church where its located with code violations and fines, WJLA reports.
  • Remember when Delonte West was arrested in Maryland for toting around several guns and a huge knife while driving his motorcycle? Well now the charges against West have increased, the Washington Times reports.
  • Meanwhile, State Farm insurance decided to put up a big banner ad featuring LeBron James inside the Gallery Place mall, right next to the entrance to the Verizon Center. Dan Steinberg rightly wonders, WTF?